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A review by micrummey
Devil's Bridge by Linda Fairstein
2.0
I haven't read a book with the Protagonist Alexandra Cooper before now and this is apparently different in that for the most part she goes missing and it is told from the Point of View of her detective boyfriend, Mike Chapman.
It took a staggering 100 pages to get to the inciting incident, most of which is taken up with boring conversations with characters who are always trying to out do each other with sarcasm, jokey puns and put you downs.
This doesn't stop when the Point of View changes but then we got information dumps and amazing facts about New York that the author imparts through Chapman.
As for a plot it wasn't too bad but there's plenty of padding and waffle, basically overwritten. I didn't know before I read this book the folk story of a Devil's Bridge. At least I learnt something.
It took a staggering 100 pages to get to the inciting incident, most of which is taken up with boring conversations with characters who are always trying to out do each other with sarcasm, jokey puns and put you downs.
This doesn't stop when the Point of View changes but then we got information dumps and amazing facts about New York that the author imparts through Chapman.
As for a plot it wasn't too bad but there's plenty of padding and waffle, basically overwritten. I didn't know before I read this book the folk story of a Devil's Bridge. At least I learnt something.